Where does “Loki” come from?

Loki comes from Old Norse Loki, of unknown origin and meaning.

Loki (English): The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world

Definitions

  1. The god of mischief and trickery; growing progressively evil, he kills Balder, and is bound until Ragnarok, the end of the world

Ancestry of “Loki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old NorseLokiLoki Norse god
2Old Norseloklock, lid; weed, unwanted plant
3Proto-Germaniclūkanąto close, to shut; Alternative form of *leukaną
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewǵ-to break, tear; to break, shatter

Words derived from “Loki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lūkaną →Every word from Old Norse lok →